Tee



Jan. 11, 1927. 1,614,343

L. H. BROOME v TEE Filed June '12. 1926 1 WITNESSES I I I INVENTOR ZWLEI/T001776 ATroRNEYs- Patented Jan. 11, 1 927.

UNITED STATES LEWIS H.,BROOME, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

TEE.

Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to tees, and more specificallytotees forsupporting golf balls in the playing of the game of golf.

An'objectof the invention is to provide a tee which. will beineiipensive, which will not injure or destroy the green or lawn mowerin trimming the green, and which will most efficiently perform thefunctionsfor which it is intended.'-

My invention includes the use of an acorn cup as a tee, and I mayprovide any suitable means for holding the-cup but the es- -sentialofthe invention is the employment of an acorn cup forthis purpose, andthe advantages of the use of this article are many, some of .which maybe enumerated as followsi First, these cups are so plentiful that thecost of gathering them is trivial.

Second, they arevery light and may be carried readily in the pocket orbag of the player and will occupy but very little space.

Third, they are fragile and if they are not broken up by the stroke ofthe player as he drives the ball they will soon disintegrate and willfertilize the soil and interfere in no way with the cutting of the grassor detract from the beauty of the green.

Fourth, the cup 'isby nature of just the proper size and shape toproperly support a golf ball without interfering. with the drive of theball.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed claims.In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of one outin the form of my improved tee, showing the same in operative position;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the exception that the cup portion isshown in section;

Figures 3 and 4 are views, partly in section and partly inelevation,illustrating modifications of my invention.

Referring more particularly 'to Figures '1 and 2 of the drawings,-1represents an acorn cup and 2 a prong which is secured to the cup andsupports the same at the desired elevation when the prong is forced intothe 1926. Serial No. 115,597.

ground, the latter indicated by the reference numeral The golf ball 9,indicated by dot and dash lines, rests in the cup in "position for thedrive.

In the form of my invention shown in Figures land 2, the prong 2 may beof wood or any other suitable materiahund is secured to the cup by meansof a stud 4 on the end of the prongprojected into an opening 5 in thebottom and center ofthe cup and secured by adhesive if desired.

In the modification illustrated in. Figure 3, the cup 1 is formed with arecess 6 in its center and bottom in which a prong 7 is secured. In themodification illustrated in Figure 4:, a short pedestal 8 is secured tothe cup 1 and this pedestal 8 ma' be made of any material,

v.either solid or ho low, but is preferably of some fragile materialwhich will be readily broken and which will disintegrate and disappearafter a time from the green.

With all forms of my improved-tee I preferably dip them in paint orother analogous coloring'material so that they are preferably green, butthey may be of any other desired color and may be coated in any otherway, the essential of the invention being the utilizing of an acorn cupas the support for the golf ball. v

- In order that there may be no mistake as to what I, mean by the termacorn'cup I will define the same-as follows: Acorns are formed in cupson the oak tree and fall to the ground.- The cup is quite brittlealthough when it first falls it' is green and the acorn can be readilyremoved from the cup without breaking the latter. As the latter dries itbecomes more and more brittle, and it is preferably used in thisdry'form as it will readily. disintegrate if not broken up by the driveof the ball and will fertilize the soil so that'it will in no sense beobjectionable be cause of injury to the green onto a lawn mower passingover the same.

The prong or stick 2 is also fragile and it will either be driven downinto the ground or be broken off but will not be sufficiently strong to,do injury either to the green, the players or the lawn mower.

While I have illustrated what I believe to be preferred embodiments ofmy invention, it is obvious that various slight changes and alterationsmight be made in the general form of the parts described withoutdepart-- ing from the invention and hence I do not.

within the spirit and scope'of the appended claims.

1 claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a tee comprising an acorn cup.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a tee comprising an acorn cup and'means for sup- I porting the same.

3.. As a new article of manufacture, a tee comprising an acorn cup, anda support for the cup secured to the bottom of the cup.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a tee comprising an acorn cup, and asupport for the cup secured to the bottom of the cup, said supportcomprising a prong adapted to he forced into the ground.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a lee comprising an acorn cup, asupport therefor connected thereto, said (-up and support be .ingcovered throughout their entire surfaces with paint.

LEWIS H. BROf )ME.

